Belt plaque with tiger and dog in combat

Details

• Title

  Belt plaque with tiger and dog in combat

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  5th century BC (500 - 401 BC)
  Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 475 BC)

• Material and technique

  tinned bronze

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze;

  processed material › metal › tin

• Technique index

  formed › cast;

  covered › metallized › tinned

• Object type

  clothing › costume-fitting › belt-fitting

• Dimensions

  5 x 10.3 x 1.3 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of Sir Herbert Ingram, 1967.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1967.126

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